Most of the cast is playing against type in this movie. Although he plays a clean cut jock in this movie, Emilio Estevez usually plays a seedy punk in the movies, more like the Judd Nelson/John Bender character. In Repo Man - Il recuperatore (1984), Wisdom (1986), I ragazzi della 56ª strada (1983) and Due vite in una (1985) he plays a troubled punk/outlaw character; ala John Bender. And Judd Nelson, as a matter of fact, usually plays a clean cut character in the movies, not a punk: In St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Colpo di scena (1987), Blue City (1986) and the TV series Susan (1996) he plays preppy, clean cut characters; more like Andrew Clark, than the shady criminal he plays in this movie. Molly Ringwald is also definitely playing against type here. She usually plays distressed outsider girl roles, not the rich Heathers-type snob of Claire Standish. But then Anthony Michael Hall, who plays a geek in La donna esplosiva (1985), this and Sixteen Candles - Un compleanno da ricordare (1984), is definitely playing to type; as is Ally Sheedy, who plays an eccentric weird girl in this, Wargames - Giochi di guerra (1983) and High Art (1998) as well. Paul Gleason who plays an abusive authoritarian character in Una poltrona per due (1983), is also playing to type.

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